RAC Tourist Trophy
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| Number of times held | 65 |
| First held | 1905 |
| Circuit length | 5.901 km (3.667 mi) |
| Laps | 6 Hours |
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The International Tourist Trophy is an award given by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) and awarded semi-annually to the winners of a selected motor racing event each year in the United Kingdom. It was first awarded in 1905 and continues to be awarded to this day, making it the longest lasting trophy in motorsports.[1] Tourist Trophy events have been part of major national and international racing series, including the World Sportscar Championship, World Touring Car Championship, European Touring Car Championship, FIA GT Championship, and British Touring Car Championship. From 2013, It was announced that the Tourist Trophy would be awarded as part of the 6 Hours of Silverstone in the FIA World Endurance Championship, the first time it has been awarded as part of a sportscar world championship since 1964.[2]
Winners
The trophy has been contested at various circuits over the years, with the types of cars running varying from Grand Prix cars to touring cars and sports cars.[3] In some years the race was run on a handicap basis which explains some of the wins by small-engined cars such as MGs, Rileys and DB-Panhard.
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References
- ↑ "Club History". Royal Automobile Club. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ↑ "Tourist Trophy to be awarded to Silverstone WEC winners". Autosport Magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-01.
- ↑ "The Tourist Trophy - 1905-1994". Team Dan Motorsport Almanac. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- ↑ Hammond, Maurice A. (1969), Motorcade: A dictionary of motoring history, London, UK: G. Bell & Sons, p. 205, ISBN 0-7135-1609-7
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